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Japan's Chip Future Lies in a Taiwan Science Park
Tokyo and Taipei would be smart to work more closely on technology development.
Better luck this time? Above: Elpida Memory Inc. filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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As much as the U.S. pines for the good old days of global semiconductor supremacy, Japan feels its loss of glory even more.
Once a dominant name in electronic components, the nation has been overtaken by South Korea, Taiwan, and, more recently, China. Yet Tokyo may have a viable plan to revitalize its domestic sector.